Sony Flubs Up Again: Don't Licence New Rumble Technology.

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»Sony Flubs Up Again: Don\'t Licence New Rumble Technology.

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Still hopeful that Sony might one day bring rumble back to the PlayStation 3? It doesn't look like it's going to happen. A company called SplitFish has announced new rumble tech that works with motion sensing and sidesteps Immersion's patents, but Sony told GameDaily BIZ that it's not interested.

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So, to try to save face in light of this new technology, Sony is again pointing out that rumble wouldn't work with the SixAxis technology; despite the fact that everyone and their mother knew full well that it was a lie far before Immersion called Sony on it.
What exactly are they trying to prove?

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